Elyssa Friedland

Jun 20, 2024 | borneobulletin.com.bn | Elyssa Friedland |Kimberly Belle |Rob Hart

JACKPOT SUMMER BY ELYSSA FRIEDLANDGrowing up, the Jacobson siblings were taught by their parents to value every penny. But their frugal upbringing have done little for their financial discipline as adults, and their personal lives leave much to be desired. When their mother passes away, the four siblings reunite to clean out their old beach house and put it up for sale. Three of them pitch in to get a lottery ticket, while the eldest scoffs at the idea.

Jun 11, 2024 | writersdigest.com | Elyssa Friedland

Nothing says complicated like family dynamics. As a novelist who writes multiple point-of-view family stories, I know one thing for certain: Nobody is immune from family drama. (10 Tips for Writing a Family Drama.)Whether your family is small and spread out across the globe or you live in the same town as your zillion aunts and cousins, you have dealt with drama of the familial variety. I love writing stories about families because the issues are so universal.

Jun 8, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Elyssa Friedland |Randall Craig Woods

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 11th from Berkley. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/41MiBnVThe four Jacobson children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet, now that they’re adults, their financial lives are in disarray. The siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore beach house on the market.

May 17, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Elyssa Friedland

https://amazonscreenings.com/FORLOVErccmnMonday, May 20th – 7:00pmThe Main Cinema115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis FOR LOVE & LIFE: NO ORDINARY CAMPAIGN is an emotionally gripping documentary illustrating the power of love and determination in the face of adversity. The film follows the life of Brian Wallach and his wife Sandra in the aftermath of his ALS diagnosis at age 37.

Jul 23, 2023 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Neal Gabler |Elyssa Friedland

Near­ly six­ty-four years ago, Ruth Han­dler cre­at­ed the icon­ic Bar­bie doll. An Amer­i­can Jew­ish busi­ness­woman and inven­tor, Han­dler’s phi­los­o­phy ​“that through the doll, a lit­tle girl could be any­thing she want­ed to be” remains a pow­er­ful tool for chil­dren through the decades. In hon­or of the Bar­bie movie, we’re shar­ing some read­ing rec­om­men­da­tions for you based on Barbies. (And yes, these are all real Bar­bie dolls. Check them out here.)